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If your intention is to put web sites on your server, then this is definitely not the route you want to go. You should rent a server at an ISP. I recommend rackshack.net ... it is about 150 dollars per month to have a good, fast server with lots of bandwidth. I have servers at 4 different datacenters/providers. Rackshack.net has been the best.

Also, a T1 is not fast enough for a busy web site.

Now, if you have other plans, a t1 can be had for under 1000 dollars per month, including the router, if you commit to 2 years. Actually, depending on your location, it can be as low as 700 per month. There is no set up fee.

If you build your own computer, you can build a server from $400 dollars all the way up to ... well the sky really is the limit. However, if you are getting a server to do some serious number crunching, expect to spend a few thousand dollars.

A firewall will be built into the router and/or you can set up a Linux firewall for under 500 dollars.

Do you really think a T1 is fast enough for serving web pages? I was thinking of getting one, but decided against. Nobody could give me a definitive answer if a t1 is fast enough... for example, all the servers I current run are connected by 100 Mbit ethernet connections to the ISP and their backbone. A T1, if you have a number of people connected, seems like it might not be fast enough. Do you know otherwise?

Just a follow up to rackshack, all their dedicated servers share the bandwith it is not the same thing as having a dedicated T1 on your own server.
Also they have NO firewall protection at all.
You are reponsible for all management no backups.

You are not comparing similar services.

The T1 I mentioned costs more yes but you get what you pay for.

It is not required until your websites are getting say over 10,000 unique visitors a day.

I have my server at Fastservers.net. I give them a big thumbs up. They have people there 24/7 and set everything up for you so it's ready to go. It's a bit more than rackshack but the extra bucks are worth it in my opinion.

I oversee a server at rackshack and I had trouble reaching them once and the two times I tried their live chat it was down.